Health officials on Thursday said this wave of Covid-19 outbreak had seemingly peaked, as they reported 31,402 new cases for the day. The Centre of Health Protection said 24,390 of the new infections were confirmed in laboratories using PCR tests, ...

A man behind a failed murder plot was sentenced to 27 years in prison on Thursday. Stephen So was earlier found guilty by a High Court jury of conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to possess firearms and ammunition without a licence. The court had...

Some of the foreign domestic helpers currently undergoing quarantine at two designated hotels will be moved elsewhere to continue their isolation, the government announced on Thursday. Labour officials explained that this is because Courtyard by Mar...

Authorities on Thursday found 931 Covid cases following the overnight lockdowns of eight blocks in Kwun Tong, Tuen Mun, Kwai Chung and Diamond Hill for mass Covid-19 testing. Tin Kuen House in Shun Tin Estate saw the highest infection rate, with 36...

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Thursday that now is not the right time to lift a ban imposed on passenger flights from several countries due to the Covid pandemic. Last month, the authorities said that incoming flights from Australia, Canada, Fr...

Authorities on Thursday said a fire near Kwai Chung Container Terminal 7 was put out shortly after it started. Police said they received a report at around 10:20am that some foam boxes on Container Port Road South were on fire. Plumes of black smo...

A senior health official from the mainland on Thursday said it is good news that Hong Kong’s coronavirus situation is reaching a plateau, adding that when the city will see a drop in cases depends on its infection control measures. The head of the...

Labour minister Law Chi-kwong said on Thursday that it is not mandatory for care home staff to live away from their families in order to be allowed to go to work. The government on Wednesday announced a so-called closed-loop system under which carer...

Health Secretary Sophia Chan on Thursday defended the government's move to send an urgent alert to people's mobile phones the night before, saying it was a matter of emergency to inform everybody that Queen Elizabeth Hospital had been turned into a d...

A monthly report published on Wednesday by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) finds business sentiment among Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Hong Kong weakened sharply last month, in the face of the deteriorating Covid-19 situat...

The government said on Wednesday that it has procured more than 38 million rapid test kits from the mainland, and it has been distributing them to those in need.   In a statement, the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau said the kits are among ...

The government sent out its first city-wide emergency alert on Wednesday evening to announce that the Queen Elizabeth Hospital has been converted into a designated Covid-19 hospital. The alert, which popped up on mobile devices at around 6pm, advise...

A 52-year-old woman was sentenced by the Kowloon City Magistrates' Court on Wednesday to 14 days' imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, for violating a compulsory quarantine order in July 2021. Having been ordered to quarantine at home for 14 days,...

A man appeared in court on Wednesday for allegedly visiting a restaurant on purpose after testing positive for Covid via a rapid test.   The 28-year-old is accused of exposing others to infection by visiting a branch of Genki Sushi in Plaza Hollywoo...

A clinical virologist from the University of Hong Kong, Siddharth Sridhar, on Wednesday urged authorities to ease the burden of emergency medical services, suggesting that medical staff could be sent to care homes to care for elderly Covid patients. ...

Health authorities on Wednesday reported 58,757 new coronavirus cases and 291 Covid-related deaths. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said 25,991 infections had been confirmed by PCR tests. It said 32,766 people had notified the authorities t...

Chief Secretary John Lee on Wednesday inspected a new isolation facility in San Tin that’s ready to receive Covid-19 patients with no or mild symptoms. Completed within two weeks, it is the second of a number of facilities Beijing is helping to b...

Health authorities on Wednesday identified 891 preliminary positive cases after locking down ten buildings in Tin Shui Wai, Kwun Tong, Mei Foo and Tuen Mun for testing. Tin Yiu House of Shun Tin Estate saw the highest infection rate, with about 30 ...

Police on Wednesday said they had arrested two men suspected of inciting people to spread Covid-19, and another for allegedly urging attacks on community testing centres. The force said a 27-year-old man was arrested over alleged calls online for ce...

The Consumer Council on Wednesday announced the launch of a new search tool for people to look up Covid-19 rapid antigen tests (RATs) approved by authorities. At a press conference on Wednesday, the watchdog urged consumers to be cautious when buyi...